Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 vs Celeron T3100

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Aggregate performance score

Celeron T3100
2008
35 Watt
0.38
+15.2%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.33

Celeron T3100 outperforms Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Celeron T3100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking30153074
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno data2x Athlon 64
Power efficiency1.031.01
Architecture codenameno dataTaylor / Hawk-256
Release date1 July 2008 (16 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Celeron T3100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical coresno data2 (Dual-core)
Threadsno data2
Base clock speed1.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1.8 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L3 cache1 MB L2 Cacheno data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1V-1.25Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Celeron T3100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

SocketBGA479,PGA478no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron T3100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Celeron T3100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron T3100 and Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 are enumerated here.

VT-x-no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Celeron T3100 0.38
+15.2%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 0.33

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Celeron T3100 599
+15.6%
Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 518

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.38 0.33
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 31 Watt

Celeron T3100 has a 15.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 X2 TK-55, on the other hand, has 12.9% lower power consumption.

The Celeron T3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 X2 TK-55 in performance tests.


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